30岁要弄明白的30个道理

Marc刚过完他的30岁生日，并分享了他近几年刚刚明白的30个道理。

These are simple lessons about life in general that he picked up while traveling, living in different cities, working for different companies (and himself), and meeting remarkable and unusual people everywhere in between.

这些简单的人生经验之谈，都是他从旅行中，从不同城市、不同公司的生活和工作经历中，从与世界各地优秀人物的交往中拾取的。

1. There comes a point in life when you get tired of chasing everyone and trying to fix everything,   but it's not giving up. It's realizing you don't need certain people and things and the drama they bring.

2. If a person wants to be a part of your life they will make an obvious effort to do so. Don't bother reserving a space in your heart for people who do not make an effort to stay.

3. If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down – which is not always as obvious and easy as it sounds.

4. Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing.

5. Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every failure is leading towards success. You don't fail by falling down. You fail by never getting back up. Sometimes you just have to forget how you feel, remember what you deserve, and keep pushing forward.

6. When you get to know people with different ethnic backgrounds, from different cities and countries, who live at various socioeconomic levels, you begin to realize that everyone basically wants the same things. They want validation, love, happiness, fulfillment and hopes for a better future. The way they pursue these desires is where things branch off, but the fundamentals are the same. You can relate to almost everyone everywhere if you look past the superficial facades that divide us.

7. The more things you own, the more your things own you. Less truly gives you more freedom. Read The Joy of Less.

8. While you're busy looking for the perfect person, you'll probably miss the imperfect person who could make you perfectly happy. This is as true for friendships as it is for intimate relationships. Finding a companion or a friend isn't about trying to transform yourself into the perfect image of what you think they want. It's about being exactly who you are and then finding someone who appreciates that.

9. Relationships must be chosen wisely. It's better to be alone than to be in bad company. There's no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason.

10. Making a thousand friends is not a miracle. A miracle is making one friend who will stand by your side when thousands are against you.